BEIJING — Aided by at least $43 million in assistance from the government of Massachusetts and an innovative solar energytechnology, Evergreen Solar emerged in the last three years as the third-largest maker of solar panels in the United States.

But now the company is closing its main American factory, laying off the 800 workers by the end of March and shifting production to a joint venture with a Chinese company in central China. Evergreen cited the much higher government support available in China.

The factory closing in Devens, Mass., which Evergreen announced earlier this week, has set off political recriminations and finger-pointing in Massachusetts.

And it comes just as President Hu Jintao of China is scheduled for a state visit next week to Washington, where the agenda is likely to include tensions between the United States and

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Reminds me of dyson the hoover guy here,great product,huge success,made him hundreds of millions of pounds.What doese he do?shuts his factory down here,and moves everything to the far east,to save on production cost.Havent bought a fucking dyson since.

Posted Jan-17-2011 By

drivenwell2

Posted Jan-17-2011 By

555chevy

Right. Because before Obama no one else shipped jobs overseas. Before Obama the oil industry did everything it could to help america use less of it's product. before spouting off about rhetoric, get a clue. Obama may not have brought any of the change (or anything else) that he promised to the white house... but blaming him for shit like this is like blaming a child for the death of Jesus.

Posted Mar-10-2011 By

Slugman2000

The part you are incorrect on is obama SAID he was going to do it,the others did not run around campaigning saying they were going to do something. obama never had any intention of doing it. He was lying then and he continues to lie.

Posted Jan-17-2011 By

dankmofo

Posted Jan-17-2011 By

fr33thinker

Ok, I have to ask and you should too. All that we pay for government what are we getting for all that money lol. I am paying more but getting less. I have a job and 3 years ago I was doing good, now just making it and I make more. Douche the fed and start cracken the whip on the Government to start doing there job. They are not having to tighten there belt to keep going.

Posted Jan-17-2011 By

fugnut

Posted Jan-17-2011 By

fugnut

It's well known China has a problems lending millions to corporations that give little in return from their state owned banks.This company can't compete with many other solar panel manufacturers in U.S. or in China that offer better panels for less money.They had a method of manufacturing solar panels with less silicon to produce their panels when the price of silicon was high,The price later dropped giving them no advantage in the market.That Along with a poor investment strategy should have peMore..ople upset money was given to them by Massachusetts at all.Moving to China seems to be more of a scam to stay in business when they should fail.

Posted Jan-17-2011 By

anglosaxonwarlord

Ah yes, its Obama's fault that Congress is unwilling to revoke tax incentives for business that move out of country. The republicans bear no responsibility for this; it's not like they have been obstructing every piece of legislation presented by the President.

Even the article presented blames China's violations of business practices and the companies inability to produce.

Posted Jan-17-2011 By

mabutoo

If obama was able to tax companies who are using overseas employees more and local employees less then it would make a difference. At the moment companies are happy employing people at 1/10th the cost per day. Obama tried to implement the tax but the republicans and foxnews got people convinced it was communism. End result? in 2010 US companies make record profits in a time where the majority of Americans are struggling, i guess its ok because the republicans got what they want.. Less jobs and mMore..ore money for the rich.. but hey we arent communist !

Posted Jan-18-2011 By

peterjames2009

face it, US products are overpriced for what they deliver. chinese products may not be as good but for a fraction of the cost of their US counterparts, they are exceedingly better in value.

not to mention living costs in china are absolutely miniscule, you may earn $35k a year but much of it will be swilled away in taxes, bills, insurance, college funds and overpriced everyday products leaving you with little dispoMore..sable income. a chinese person may earn a fraction of that but he doesnt have nearly the same number of bills and medical expenses to pay and can thus spend more on what he likes in comparison.Less..

Posted Jan-17-2011 By

lauriebhoy

Here is a little experiment for all of you. I live in Phoenix, AZ and here everyone screaming about how the Mexicans are taking our jobs. After a particularly well liquored up debate about it I challenged my buddy to a walk through of his home to see where the items he has were made. Guess what, about 1% was Mexico, maybe another 5% were USA (and I bet that is better than most), another 10% was Japan, and the rest was China. They have the power and money because WE gave it to them. The politicMore..ians in the USA for the past 30yrs have giving this country away, and most likely gained personal wealth in the process.

The result of our current situation is the fault of the consumer.Less..